Mote

Mote
A Body of water surrounding the outer wall of a castle. It was often around 5 to 15 feet deep and it was sometimes within the outer wall -between the outer wall and the inner wall. The primary purpose of the moat wasn't to stop attackers it was to stop tunnelers. Tunneling under a castle was an effective means of collapsing the walls or infiltrating it. A moat would cause any tunnel to collapse.
A deep trench dug around a castle to impede attack from the surrounding land. It could be either left dry or filled with water. Water filled moats made it more difficult for attackers to dig tunnels. The moat at Hemyock was fed by two streams. A large part still remains.
The ditch surrounding a castle or fortification, generally filled with water, to deter besieging forces from access to the walls.

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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